Glareshield



Nov. a, 1925. l 1,560,002

C. THOMPSON mzsamw Filed Ilay 17,' .1924

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Patented Nov. 3, 1925.

en Aras P AT E @FFI C y Y cHms'rmNTHoM-Pson, or SALTLAKECITY, UTAH,

/ GLABESHIELD.

Application led'May 17, 1924'. SerialNo. 713,971.

To all who/ml it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN THoMrsoN, citizen ofthe United States, residing atY Saltv Lake City,'in the county of'S'alt Lake/and State of Utah, haveVv invented certain newv and useful Improvementsin Glareshie'lds, of

which the following isa specication.

This invention relates toimprovements inV devices for shieldingfthe eyesv ofv automo;

bilistsfrom the glare of theheadlightsof' an approaching' car 'at' night, andv fromr` the rays of the sun during' daylight hours; Many such deviceshave heretofore been employed but, so far asl am aware, substantially all of'them havebeen .constructed for Vattachment tothe windshield orsome otherpart ofthe' automobileand therefore' have occupied fixed'positions. As a consequence, they more or less obstruct the -drivers view ofthe roadway' when drivingpat night and, therefore,

their presence is objectionable except whenv approaching a` car withA glaring headlights.

It is, therefore, oneof the objectsof-'the presentY invention'to provide'a device for the purpose stated which may beappliedtoany ordinary cap' or hati and` which'will-overcomey the disadvantages presented by' devices of the'tvpe above referred to, the' glarevshield of the device beingfrsosupported that it may bebrought into position to e-ffectually shield the eyes of thedriver by a slight forward inclination of theheadv and, when the head is elevated and inl normal position; the saidl shieldV will be so supported" asto not obstruct the drivers view of the roadway.

Another object of the invention isto' so construct the glare shield that al section thereof may be folded Vback' entirely out off position in front of theeyesof the wearer,

when drivingv at night, sofasV t'ofprovidefor anl unobstructed view of the roadway, this section being adapted, however, to be moved to position for use during daylight hours.

The figure ofl the accompanying draw-ingl is a 1werspective view of the device embodying the invention applied to acapv which is shown in broken lines.

Generally speaking, the device embodying the invention comprises a frame which is' adapted to be tted to anyl ordinary cap. or hat and supported by the brim orf visor of the hat or cap, anda glareI screenV which is swingingly suspended froml a front cross member of the frame. In the drawing, the frame is indicated in general by the numerel 1 and is preferably formed from a suitable length of,` wire which-is preferably resilient. members 2 which'arepreferably formed by bendingf the wire from` which the frame is' formed, -atv suitably spaced points, sothat' strands of the wirewill lie in Contact with each other, and, ifv desired, these strands may'beunitedfor aportionrof the lengthv ofV the side members- 2, by applying' solder` thereto, as indicated-by the numeral '8; The i the side members andbengI soformediastoitmore or lessrsnuglyr againstand conform to the contourof the forwardiside of the cap or hat to' which the: device: is applied.. The other strands of.'y the side members 2: are extended forwardly beyond the bow 5.so as to provide supporting arms 6 which areA preferably curved outwardly' and onel of.K

which is-provided at'its outerfendawith an *eye indicated by theznumeral` 7.

Theglareshield ofithe; device: is; indicatedV inI generalI bythe numeral 8 and: the said shield is suspended from a cross bar 9 which"y is an integral*` continuation of thecend` of the other supporting arml6,--the freeV end;` offr the cross bar beingv threadedv andz fitted. through the eye 7 and having a nut 9 fitted thereon. The glare shield 8: comprises twov sections, oneof which is indicated. in general` b y the numeral 10 and the other by the numeral: 115. l

Each of thesesections comprises a sheet 12 of Celluloid or thelike whichis preferably colored green andA whichl is disposed at itsv upper edgefbetween the. folds 1-3 of a suspension member which` isk preferably formed-` from a sheet 'metal blank and is bent or folded longitudinally mediallyto pro.- vide a sleeve portion` 14' connecting thel folds and pivotally fitting" the cross rodv 9. Rivets or other securing elements 15 are secured through the foldsr 13 andthrough the upper marginal portions of the respective sheets 12, and in this man` ner the said sheets are suspended for swinging `movement from the cross rod 9. By

Thesaid framel comprises-side f Cir reference to the drawings, it will be observed that the shield section 10 is of greater length than the section 11 and that the said sections are independently supported for swinging movement from the cross rod 9. It will likewise be observed that the section 11 is provided with a laterally extending` marginal portion 16 which is designed to overlap the adjacent end marginal portion of the sheetv 12 comprising the section 10 so that when both sections are suspended in perpendicular position as shown in the drawing, the marginal portion 16 of the section 11 will over] ap the corresponding marginal portion of the section 10 as before stated,both sections being then in position in front of the eyes of the user of the device. The device will be so worn during daylight hours so as to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun, but at night it is preferable to swing the section 11 upwardly and rearwardly until it occupies substantially the position shown in dotted lines in the figure of the drawing, in which position it will rest upon one of the arms 6 and upon the visor of the cap or the brim of the hat to which the device is applied. When this section is swung to this position, the user of the device may have an 'unobstructed view of the roadway and at the same time, the section 10 will afford sufficient protection from the glare of the headlights of an oncoming machine. In the ordinary position of the head, the sections rwill not interfere with the clear vision of the user as they will occupy a more or less elevated position, but when meeting an approaching machine having glaring headlights, a slight forward inclination of the users head will serve to lower the glare screen sections to position in the line of vision of the user, thereby protecting the e es.

yBy reference to the drawings, it will be observed that the lower margins or edges ofthe sheets 10 and 11 are inclined upwardly from the outer ends ofthe said sheets and meet or register at their more elevated ends. Having thus described the invention, what I claim is: Y

1. A device of the class described comprising a frame including resilient rearwardly extending side arms adapted to embrace the body portion of a hat or cap and grip the same for the support of the frame thereon and further including arms extending forrwardly from the hat embracing arms, a cross rod extending between the forwardly extending arms and supported thereby, and a light screen suspended from the said cross rod.

2. A device of the class described comprising a frame for attachment to a hat or cap and having side arms extending in a forward direction therefrom, a cross rod extending between and supported by the forward ends of said arms, and a light screen comprising two sections swingingly suspended from the said cross rod for the full length thereof and independently movable about said rod as an axis, said arms converging rearwardly whereby when not in use, one of the said screen sections may be swung upwardly and rearwardly to an inoperative position with its outer end portion upon the relatively adjacent one of the said arms.

3. In a device of the class described, a frame for attachment to a hat or cap and having forwardly extending arms, a rod yextending between and supported-by the arms,

and screen sections suspended from the rod and each comprising a sheet of substantially transparent light ray transmitting material, and a suspension member comprising a sleeve having flanges between which the upper margin of each sheet is secured, said screen sections occupying said rod for its full length between said arms and one of said screen sections having an extended inner end portion overlapping the adjacent inner end portion of the other section.

4f. A device of the class described comprising a frame of resilient material and including side members, an arcuate member extending between and connecting the side members and bowed in a forward direction, the side members and arcuate member being designed to respectively grip the sides and front of the head receiving portion of a cap or hat tofwhich the device is to be at- -'tached, the said frame further including arms extending forwardly from the side members,

a rod extending between and supported by the forward ends of said arms, and a light screen suspended for swinging movement from the said rod. I

5. A device of the class described comprising a frame formed from a strip of resilient wire bent intermediate its length to provide a U-shaped yoke having a bridge portion and arms extending therefrom and adapted to grip the crown portion of av hat from opposite sides, said arms being bent back upon themselves and extending beyond the bridge portion of said yoke, a cross rod extending between the forward ends of said arms, and a shield pivotally mounted upon said cross rod and adapted to be swung from a depending operative position upwardly and rearwardly to a substantially horizontal inoperative position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHRISTIAN THOMPSON. 

